The same brought a sour and distant look on Ira's face when the smirk of her faded instantly, replacing it with the entire shock. "You mean.. y-you got... anyone else.. pregnant?"
"Or what do you expect me to stay away from sexual activity for so long?" Daniel said, not sounding even the slightest bit guilty in his tone.
Instead of showing any scope of acceptance, he appeared to be high and mighty, "You have to take care of her. Maybe that child in her stomach maybe a boy.."
"Y-yet you got another lady pregnant! Husband.. this.. is not the first time." Her brows started to curve when Mrs. Ira stood on her toes immediately.
She was dumbfounded from head to toe, so was her daughter who lifted her eyes and stared at her father with amazing eyes.
Nevertheless, to say, neither of them had expected him to make a comeback, with baggage for them to take care of.
Ira walked closer to him with her lighter steps. Her lips were curved into a straight line, to say "I know you.. were away and we haven't met but, what's the need to g-"
"You got the opportunity to be my wife and the second lady. It's better if you take care of that position and show me some progress by not making my daughter marry any monster." Daniel expressed his displeasure by his rude tone of his.
His eyes lowered with the coldness which made her gulp the saliva in her mouth. 'He is still not understanding. Oh god..' this was surely out of her expectations from him.
When Ira tried to touch Daniel's hand, he pulled it smoothly before she could have even let their skin come in contact. 'He is.. avoiding me..' His actions were louder than his words, where she found herself in the worst situation.
"Your daughter's wedding talks are at the palace and you have got a lady pregnant. This doesn't suit you." She made a remark which received a scornful expression of his, "I don't need anyone's advice on this."
"B- '' her words were cut short when the noise of knocking entered into their ears.
Turning their heads in the direction of the door, Ira averted her gaze to give Flora a look, who stood closer to the door of the chamber.
On meeting her mother's eyes, she subconsciously nodded, "I will see who is there.." With this, Flora walked ahead to open the wooden door to find the messenger of the King, "Yes?"
The messenger bowed slightly to the Princess when he kept his hand behind his body and straightened up his chest, "His Highness has requested the Second man's presence on the roof of the Palace."
Without any doubt, her father already heard this. Not letting this slip out of his hand, Daniel walked towards the door to stare at the messenger with fierce-filled eyes, "Is King Vilas out of the council head meeting?"
"Yes, and that is why he agreed upon your demand. Your presence is wanted by him." The messenger replied without being his eyes. In return, Daniel nodded and asked the messenger to leave.
Not even sparing a glance at his wife and daughter, Daniel walked out of the chamber, in the direction of the rooftop where he found the King.
Whereas Ira and Flora were left alone in the entire chamber, with the uneasiness settling upon their hearts.
Looking at her father's leaving back, Flora clutched the side of her dress when she closed her eyes to let the sigh escape. 'Oh god.. he has such a dominating aura..'
She found it even hard to breathe in his presence when his absence made her relax and let herself massage her temples.
While Flora closed the door, her gaze traveled to see her mother, shock rooted to one place. "Mother.."
"Don't Flora. I know it is my mistake that I wasn't able to bore a male heir to the family. He has the right to use this excuse or issue of mine to get intimate with others." Mrs. Ira put a storm out ahead.
In her eyes, this was the sole mistake from her side.
There wasn't the absence of love and her loyalty, however, her natural causes made her live this miserable life.
Noticing her mother's frown and downed shoulders, Flora made her way in her direction. Coming closer, she kept her hand over her shoulders to hug her tightly, "You are wrong. That isn't your mistake mother.."
"Flora… you won't understand this. " Ira answered as she brought her hand behind Flora's head to caress her hair, "This is what God granted me. But.. that never stopped me to maintain where I am today.."
Breaking the embrace, a puzzle started to spread all over Flora's forehead when she questioned, "You mean.."
"He has the right to get the lady pregnant but… whether the child will be born or not, still lies with me.. only me.." Ira's sadness started to sweep away, all flushed with the brilliant idea that popped in her mind.
While Flora wasn't able to comprehend a single thing, Ira already devised a plan to execute in return for this situation.
"In this time.. if he thinks that a mere lady can come and threaten me only because he has made her pregnant with a child...then this is a dream."
"W-what are you planning to do mother?" Flora asked with a defensive voice, where she already felt the shivers down her spine, on seeing that her mother's smirk started to enlarge.
Ira brought her hand near her face to keep the pile of her hair behind her ears when she lifted her eyes, in the deadliest manner to reply back.
"Either kill the child.. or the mother."
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